Grazing livestock density by country

Countries reporting
31
Highest
49.00 million Hectare
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
Lowest
31,900 Hectare
Cyprus
Median
744,860 Hectare
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
218

What the numbers show

Grazing livestock density is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 49.00 million Hectare in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020); the lowest is 31,900 Hectare in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 744,860 Hectare, and the mean is 3.49 million Hectare.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,536.

Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 204.5%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 34.4%).

Grazing livestock density: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 49.00 million Hectare 2023 down 13.5% falling
2 France 11.50 million Hectare 2023 up 0.1% flat
2 Luxembourg 90,470 Hectare 2023 up 1.0% flat
3 United Kingdom 8.71 million Hectare 2016 down 4.1% flat
3 Malta 1,270 Hectare 2023 down 13.6% flat
4 Spain 7.25 million Hectare 2023 up 35.3% rising
5 Germany 5.51 million Hectare 2023 down 7.9% falling
6 Ireland 4.51 million Hectare 2023 up 13.1% rising
7 Italy 3.01 million Hectare 2023 down 6.5% flat
8 Poland 2.23 million Hectare 2023 down 11.3% falling
9 Portugal 1.96 million Hectare 2023 up 7.5% rising
10 Romania 1.92 million Hectare 2023 up 10.4% falling
11 Czechia 1.26 million Hectare 2023 down 2.5% flat
12 Austria 1.23 million Hectare 2023 up 10.1% flat
13 Sweden 1.16 million Hectare 2023 down 1.7% falling
14 Netherlands 1.03 million Hectare 2023 down 5.8% falling
15 Bulgaria 898,050 Hectare 2023 up 204.5% volatile
16 Switzerland 744,860 Hectare 2020 down 1.5% flat
17 Hungary 702,070 Hectare 2023 up 6.0% rising
18 Belgium 619,470 Hectare 2023 down 7.7% falling
19 Latvia 610,150 Hectare 2023 down 5.0% falling
20 Norway 600,580 Hectare 2023 up 5.1% flat
21 Slovakia 594,110 Hectare 2023 down 17.6% falling
22 Lithuania 549,340 Hectare 2023 down 34.4% falling
23 Greece 540,110 Hectare 2023 down 27.8% falling
24 Finland 480,670 Hectare 2023 down 3.2% falling
25 Denmark 480,240 Hectare 2023 down 12.5% falling
26 Croatia 283,900 Hectare 2023 down 26.3% falling
27 Slovenia 273,670 Hectare 2023 down 2.7% falling
28 Estonia 266,090 Hectare 2023 down 15.8% falling
29 Cyprus 31,900 Hectare 2023 up 50.3% rising

About this data

Indicator
Grazing livestock density
Unit
Hectare
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 218 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed